#78 – MONTROSE route history
00-00-1897 Began NORTH CHICAGO ELECTRIC RY CO streetcar service from Knox via Montrose to Broadway
02-27-1899 Route passes to CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED TRACTION CO
02-01-1914 Route passes to CHICAGO SURFACE LINES
11-16-1930 Extended streetcars from Knox via Montrose to Milwaukee
01-25-1931 Began extension trolley bus service from Milwaukee terminal via Montrose to Narragansett terminal
09-04-1932 Began using one-man cars
12-01-1942 Cut back extension trolley bus service to Mon-Sat rush only
01-11-1943 Resumed extension trolley bus service day & evening hours
01-27-1943 Transferred extension trolley bus work from North Ave station to Lawrence station
07-29-1946 Replaced streetcars with motor buses from Milwaukee terminal via Montrose to "Y" into unfinished Broadway terminal, transferred former streetcar work from Elston station to Lawrence station
08-00-1946 Rerouted buses thru Broadway terminal
04-24-1947 Extended buses from Milwaukee via Montrose to Narragansett terminal, replacing extension trolley buses
10-01-1947 Route passes to CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
04-19-1948 Replaced motor buses with trolley buses
05-30-1954 Transferred work from Lawrence station to North Park station
12-04-1955 Transferred work from North Park station to Forest Glen station
01-14-1973 Replaced trolley buses with motor buses
09-03-1978 Extended day & evening buses from Narragansett via Montrose-Forest Preserve-Oak Park to Chicago- Read Mental Health Center terminal
09-24-1978 Discontinued owl service
06-22-1980 Extended buses via Montrose-Broadway-Wilson to Wilson-Marine Dr-Montrose-Clarendon loop and from Chicago-Read terminal via Oak Park-Forest Preserve to Forest Preserve-Irving Park-Harlem loop
10-06-1996 Reroute buses via Oak Park to new Chicago Read terminal on west side of street
12-28-1997 Discontinued late evening service
06-23-2002 Extended Sat-Sun daytime buses spring to fall only via Wilson-Simmonds-Montrose-Clarendon
09-18-2005 Rerouted buses via Montrose-Clark-Wilson
08-22-2006 Rerouted buses westbound via Montrose-Broadway-Wilson